An earth-shaking mystery in Texas
January 23, 2014: 5:00 AM ET
Something is causing a spate of small earthquakes in the Lone Star State -- and many locals think they know the culprit: the already controversial process of fracking.
By Peter Elkind, editor-at-large
FORTUNE -- In a small patch northwest of Fort Worth, Texas -- where the Barnett Shale set off the decade-long "fracking" boom that's moved the U.S. closer to energy independence -- there's a surprising uprising brewing over drilling for natural gas.
Energy-friendly Texas is now dealing with earthquakes.
Since Nov. 1, more than 30 small temblors have struck the rural area around Azle (pop. 11,000), and many residents are blaming the quakes on underground disposal wells, used to get rid of wastewater generated during the fracking and production process. Drillers inject the salty wastewater into wells a mile or two deep.
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